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<td valign="top" width="144" style="width:144px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Embed a picture in the document</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="678" style="width:678px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Position the cursor at the point at which to insert the picture bitmap or Windows metafile, and either:</span></p>
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<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">Select the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Insert | Embed Picture</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> menu option, or</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">Press</span><span class="f_MenuKeyField"> [Alt]+[F8]</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1">.</span></li>
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<p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">A browser dialog displays, through which you select the picture to embed in the document. The picture displays at the current cursor location.</span></p>
<p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">The embedded picture is saved within the document.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="144" style="width:144px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Link a picture file to the document</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="678" style="width:678px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Position the cursor at the point at which to link the picture bitmap or Windows metafile, and select the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Insert | Link Picture</span><span class="f_Tabletext"> menu option.</span></p>
<p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">A browser dialog displays, through which you select the picture to link to the document. The picture displays at the current cursor location.</span></p>
<p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Linked picture data </span><span class="f_Tabletext">is not </span><span class="f_Tabletext">saved with the document, only the filename is stored within the document.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="144" style="width:144px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Embed an Ole object in the text</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="678" style="width:678px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Position the cursor at the point at which to embed the object, and select the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Insert | Ole Object</span><span class="f_Tabletext"> menu option. The </span><span class="f_UIControl">Insert Object </span><span class="f_Tabletext">dialog displays, listing the applications that are available to create the object.</span></p>
<p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">When you select an application, the editor launches it and you create the required object using this application. When you save the application, the editor inserts an icon that indicates the inserted object. You can later edit the object using the application, by double-clicking on the object.</span></p>
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<td bgcolor="#f7f7ff" style="background-color:#f7f7ff;"><p class="p_TiporNoteText"><span class="f_TiporNoteText">You can also use the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField"><a href="blockediting.htm">Edit | Paste Special</a></span><span class="f_TiporNoteText"> menu option to import the OLE objects, provided that the object is available in the clipboard.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="144" style="width:144px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Edit an embedded picture</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="678" style="width:678px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Click on the picture and select the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Edit | Edit Picture</span><span class="f_Tabletext"> menu option. The </span><span class="f_UIControl">Edit Current Picture Parameters</span><span class="f_Tabletext"> dialog displays, through which you can change the width and height of the picture, in inches. You can also align the top, bottom, or middle of the picture with the base line of the text.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="144" style="width:144px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Edit an embedded Ole object</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="678" style="width:678px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tableheader"><span class="f_Tabletext">Double-click on the icon that indicates the inserted Ole object. Alternatively, position the cursor on the icon and select the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Edit | Edit Ole Object</span><span class="f_Tabletext"> menu option. The editor opens the object in the application used to create it, and you can edit the object.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="144" style="width:144px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Insert a background picture </span><span class="f_Tabletext">for the text</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="678" style="width:678px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Select the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Other | Background Picture</span><span class="f_Tabletext"> menu option. A browser dialog displays, through which you select the bitmap or metafile file to insert as a background picture. The picture occupies the entire text area.</span></p>
<p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">To remove the background picture, deselect the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField"> Background Picture</span><span class="f_Tabletext"> menu option.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="144" style="width:144px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Insert an RTF File</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="678" style="width:678px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Position the cursor at the point at which to insert the file, and select the</span><span class="f_MenuKeyField"> Insert | Insert RTF File </span><span class="f_Tabletext">menu option. </span></p>
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